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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Peter T. Keith, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Peter T. Keith, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Aetherworks, Inc., White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices and methods for stabilizing an electrical lead in a cardiac vein of a heart using a tether and a stent anchor. The stent anchor may include a proximal eccentric apex such that the distal electrode of the lead lies against and establishes electrical contact with tissue of the heart.